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Animals
animal categories
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| classification of animals | division into groups |
| vertebrates | animals that have a backbone |
| invertebrates | animals that don't have a backbone |
| groups of vertebrates | fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals |
| groups of invertebrates - soft bodies | jellyfish, worms and molluscs (like slugs and squids) |
| groups of invertebrates - hard bodies | insects, crustaceans and spiders |
| warm-blooded vertebrates | mammals, birds, fish |
| cold-blooded vertebrates | amphibians, reptiles |
| birds | warm-blooded vertebrates that have feathers |
| mammals | warm-blooded vertebrates that drink their mother’s milk |
| reptiles | cold-blooded vertebrates, covered in scales |
| subclasses of amphibians | frogs and toads (Salientia), salamanders and newts (Caudata), and blindworms (caecilians) |
| amphibians | cold-blooded vertebrates with gills (like a fish) and lungs (like reptiles) |
| amphibian - Greek meaning | both kinds of life |
| exoskeleton | hard shell-like structure for protection of anthropods |
| carnivores | animals that eat meat |
| herbivores | animals that eat plant material |
| omnivores | animal that has the ability to eat and survive on both plant and animal matter. |